The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-19


bate rejected.
Amendment fixing the pay of the
at $4,000 each, instead
OF $4,000 each, per annum, and rcduc-
ing the clerks pay TO $1,000 from
$4,000 per annum, were adopted.
Franks amendment. to require each
commissioner to give bond for $780,
600 to protect persons aud corpora
lions who may be damaged by the &C
ton of the commission, was discussed
with some spirit, and pending discus
sion the senate adjourned.
HousE-Various bills and resolu.
tons were read.
Talbert called up the house bill TO
an end the code of criminal procedure
relative TO the right of defendants to
severance of their cases on trial, and
the bill passed to engrossment. 1t
provides that where two or more de-
PENDANTS are prosecuted for an oflensc
growing out of the same transaction
by separate indictments, either defend
ant may file his affidavit in writing
that one or more parties are indicted
for an oflense growing out of the same
transaction for which he is indicted,
and that the evidence of such party
or parties is material for his defense,
and that he believes there is not sufli-
Gent evidence against the party or
parties whose evidence is desired to
secure his or their conviction, the
party or parties for whose evidence
said affidavit is made shall be first
tried. aid in the event that two or
more defendants mike such affidavit
and cannot agree 10 their order Of
trial the presiding judge shall direct
the order in which the defendants
shall be tried.
Gresham called up the efficiency APP
preparation bill and it passed. Total
amount appropriated 1927, 302.56.
Gresham's joint resolution to amend
the constitution to authorize the i'll
vestment of the university fund in
county bonds and other securities was
passed.
Bell, of Cooke, submitted reports
from the committee OH elections in
the contested election cases of Penn
VS.. Showalter and Dennis VS.. Pope.
In both cases the reports were adopted,
declaring the sitting members entitled
to their seats.
The following bills were passed:
House bill to prevent the sale, gift
or loaning of pistols or other deadly
weapons to minors.
House bill to increase the salaries OF
chaplains of the penitentiaries TO $500
per annum.
House bill providing that railroads
in cases Of transportation of property,
for negligent detention thereof beyond
q reasonable time, shall in addition to
ordinary damages, pay the party in-
jured special damages at the rate o
ten per cent per month upon the value
Of the property at the time OF ship
ment. gpr
House bill requiring district and
county clerks, county judges, county
treasurers, sherifis and other county
officers who collect or handle county
funds, to make reports at every regu
lar term OF the commissioners court,
and to present receipts and vouchers
showing what disposition Las been
made of snch funds.
House bill to punish the crime of
teaching polygamous doctrines and
persuading persons to cmigrate for
the purpose of practicing same.
Mills called up the Moore educa-
tional bill, the pending question being
on the substitute offered by Johnson
for the original bill.
Alter discussion Huling moved to
table the substitute, bnt before vote
was reached the house adjourned.